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Enrollment
1,085
Elementary
DISTRICT 948 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA SD·NCES 421980007641
Punxsutawney Area Elementary School
465 Beyer Ave, Punxutawney, PA 15767 · (814) 938-5151 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,085 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
97 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
703 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 163 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 145 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 138 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 138 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 176 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 150 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 175 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (163) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (175).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Punxsutawney Area Elementary School→Punxsutawney Area High School
Based on grade levels within Punxsutawney Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
41.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.8% | 41.9% |
| 2023-24 | 45.8% | 47.7% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Punxsutawney Area Elementary School
Punxsutawney Area Elementary School's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punxsutawney Area Elementary School this school | 1,085 | 64.8% | 46.9% |
| Waynesburg Central Elementary School Waynesburg | 761 | 57.4% | 49.1% |
| North Schuylkill Elementary School Ashland | 1,064 | 59.4% | 37.7% |
| Lehighton Area Elementary Center Lehighton | 1,005 | 56.2% | 46.2% |
| Tyrone Area Elementary School Tyrone | 682 | 60.6% | 52.9% |
| Bedford Elementary School Bedford | 764 | 53.1% | 46.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Punxsutawney Area Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #941 of 1,396 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #972 of 1,511 ▼ 155 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #1,082 of 1,511 ▼ 68 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,085 | #18 of 1,638 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #226 of 1,528 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.3% | #1,440 of 1,531 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #766 of 1,600 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,085
+62 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,085 | 97.4 | 11.1:1 | 65% (703) |
| 2023-24 | 1,068 | 99.2 | 10.8:1 | 66% (703) |
| 2022-23 | 1,079 | 93.9 | 11.5:1 | 64% (694) |
| 2020-21 | 1,023 | 84 | 12.2:1 | 52% (535) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Punxsutawney Area Elementary School.
About Punxsutawney Area Elementary School
In Punxutawney, Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Area Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school. The school counts 1,085 students across kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
Punxsutawney Area Elementary School falls under Punxsutawney Area SD, which has 2 schools enrolling 1,895 students.
Punxsutawney Area Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 95% White. For comparison, Jefferson County is about 96% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Punxsutawney Area Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 9%.
Its 97.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.1:1. That ratio is under the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 65%. The rate at public schools in Jefferson County averages 76%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Punxsutawney Area Elementary School is C. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Punxsutawney Area Elementary School is -2.9 points: 46.9% actual, 49.8% predicted.
Across Jefferson County, median household income is about $58,686, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Punxsutawney Area Elementary School is among the 10 public schools in Jefferson County.
Of nearby public schools, Punxsutawney Area High School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Nearby schools with test data average 51.3% proficiency; Punxsutawney Area Elementary School posts 46.9%.
Federal data place Punxsutawney Area Elementary School in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,085 was 6% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 1,023. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.1:1.
Discussions about Punxsutawney Area Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,864
Census ACS
Median income
$58,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,873 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Punxsutawney Area SD
- Punxsutawney Area High SchoolHigh · 810 students
Nearby schools
- Punxsutawney Area High School0.2 mi · 810
- C G Johnson Elementary School10.5 mi · 276
- Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School11.6 mi · 587
- W.A. McCreery Elementary School13.4 mi · 372
- Marion Center Area JR/SR High School13.4 mi · 550
- Pinecreek Elementary School13.7 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About Punxsutawney Area Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Punxsutawney Area Elementary School?
Punxsutawney Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,085 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Punxsutawney Area Elementary School serve?
Punxsutawney Area Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Punxsutawney Area Elementary School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Punxsutawney Area Elementary School.
How diverse is Punxsutawney Area Elementary School?
Punxsutawney Area Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Punxsutawney Area Elementary School?
Punxsutawney Area Elementary School is overseen by Punxsutawney Area SD in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.